Medical Writing and Editing

Knowledge is power. But often, medical jargon keeps people from understanding everything they should about their bodies. That's why good medical writing and editing is essential. When I read a long clinical trial write-up or an essay full of $10 medical terms, and then summarize that information into something someone without a medical background can understand, I feel good knowing I'm giving them the tools to make informed decisions about their health.

Living Beyond Breast Cancer Guides

Women diagnosed with breast cancer while pregnant face unique difficulties. But there aren't many resources out there for them. I sought to change that. I pitched and wrote this guide and managed it from inception to printing.

Living Beyond Breast Cancer has publishedmore than a dozen guides about differentaspects of breast cancer. The guides address different stages and subtypes of the disease, emotional and financial concerns, clinical trials, genetics, and more.

I edit and update existing guides that are dueto be reprinted. I also pitch, research write andedit new guides, such as the two titles pictured at right.

​In writing and updating LBBC's guides I workclosely with expert reviewers, many of whomare at the very top of their field. I talk topeople who have been affected by breast​cancer, always making sure to sensitively, compassionately help them share their story with the world.

Many people who have had breast cancer tell us how helpful it is to have our guides when they​most need accurate information and emotional support.​

Breast cancer that is HER2-positive is managed differently than other breast cancers. I wrote this guide and oversaw its designing and printing.

Insight

Insight is a quarterly publication that contains important educational information about medical, psychosocial and financial aspects of breast cancer treatment. It also updates our constituents about LBBC news and upcoming programs. It's mailed out to more than 40,000 people across the country.

I manage all aspects of Insight, from coming up with story ideas, to assigning them to staff members and freelancers, as well as writing some of them myself. I also edit the stories for style, accuracy and clarity, oversee the design and approve the final drafts for printing.

Reporting From Medical Conferences

As a representative of Living Beyond Breast Cancer, I sometimes travel to major medical conferences across the United States to learn about new research straight from the oncologists doing that research. I then write about that research so LBBC's constituents have access to the most up-to-date breast cancer information.